The Braves recap continues with one of the clubs bright stars of the future, starting pitcher Brandon Beachy.
Beachy came up through the Braves' minor league system and made his major league debut in 2010. In 2012, Beachy showed the Braves that he has great potential and could be an ace of the Braves' staff one day. Unfortunately for Beachy those plans had to be put on hold, as he suffered a serious elbow injury. He had "Tommy John" surgery in June, and his great season he had been putting together was finished.
Other than having surgery, Beachy's only other dark spot of the season was losing four of his last five games, including the game he got hurt in. Beachy had several great games before that though, as he won five straight decisions from April 15th to May 17th. His best outing of the year came against the Miami Marlins on May 17th actually. Beachy was unhittable as he pitched a complete game shutout, the first complete game of his career, allowing only five hits and striking out six. At the time, it improved his record to 5-1 and gave him a league-leading ERA of 1.33. He finished the year with a 5-5 record and a 2.00 ERA and 68 strikeouts.
Beachy will continue to be out for a little longer when the season starts for the Braves, but he should be able to return in June, July at the latest. Once he returns, Beachy should have no problem claiming his place in the Braves' rotation and continuing to become the ace that the Braves envision him being.
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